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1. The People History
2. Fun Trivia
3. Word Lab
4. RefDesk
5. Units of Measurement
6. LibrarySpot
7. 50 States and Capitals
8. Metric System and Unit Conversion
9. SpellWeb
10. New York Public Library
11. HyperHistory Online
12. Guide to Grammar and Writing
13. Biographies of Scientists
14. A Web of Online Dictionaries
15. SciCentral
16. HHMI's Virtual Lab
17. New York Times Books
18. The Time Zone Page
19. Time Zone Converter
20. A Dictionary of Units
21. Explorers of The World
22. WWWebster Dictionary
23. The Quotations Page
24. Research-It
25. American Sign Language Dictionary
26. Mad Scientist Network - An Ask-The-Expert Network
27. The Internet Public Library
28. The Library of Congress
29. Encyclopedia.Com
30. Encyclopedia of the Orient
31. Encarta Encyclopedia
32. Writing Style Guide
33. Columbia Guide to Online Style
34. "The Elements of Style" By William Strunk, Jr.
35. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
36. A Word A Day
37. TheFreeDictionary.com
38. Knowledge-finder.com
39. Environmental Directory
40. Science & Engineering Encyclopedia
41. Metric Conversion Table
42. Adventures of CyberBee
For all things Harry Potter. Presented as a wiki, the LeakyPedia has excellent information on Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, however the rest of the books and all of the films need additional information. This could be an opportunity for students who are fans of the books and/or the films to submit something to the site. The style of articles for the wiki has already been laid out, so students would be able to easily follow the templates on the site
The Learning Center is designed to help educators and students develop a better sense of what plagiarism means in the information age, and to teach the planning, organizational, and citation skills essential for producing quality writing and research.
Our site offers information about:
* Plagiarism defined, in easy-to-understand terms
* Tips on how to avoid both internet-based and conventional plagiarism
* Guidelines for proper citation, and links to help with specific citation styles
* Suggestions for developing good research and writing skills
* Answers to frequently asked questions, including explanations for often misunderstood concepts like fair use, public domain, and copyright laws
* Definitions for important research-related terms
* Suggestions for integrating plagiarism education into lesson plans
* Tips for creating assignments that discourage plagiarism and encourage original thinking
* Information on the causes of plagiarism today
* Help with identifying different types of plagiarism, in particular plagiarism from the internet
* Printable handouts for students on plagiarism, proper citation, and paper writing
An index of over 10,000 of the best academic information websites, selected by teachers and library professionals worldwide, in order to provide to students and teachers current, valid information for school and university academic projects!
It includes selected sites in a growing list of subject/information areas including: full-text magazines, newspapers, electronic text archives, art history, biography, biology, career information, psychology, history, government information, literature, medical information, social sciences, legal information, American Civil War, Art, Careers, Crime, Directories, Economics, Education, English Language, Electronic Texts, Foreign Languages, Geography, Genealogy, Government Information,Health/Medical, History, Legal Information, Lesson Plans, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Reference, Science, Technology, Tutorials on the Web, and Writing Style Guides.
Over the past few years, Nelson Lauver's nationally syndicated radio feature "The American Storyteller Radio Journal" has established a dedicated U.S. listener base. Fans refer to his stories as unique, timeless and "great radio" and have likened his style to that of Charles Kuralt and Mark Twain.
Now, the complete library of these 4-minute radio stories is available free online at www.TheAmericanStoryteller.com.
Visitors to the site can search the approximately 300 story library by keyword or over 20 topics -- then listen to, download, link to, or send the story to a friend. Each 4-minute, mp3 story is broadcast quality and available in high speed or dial-up versions.
There is also a free "story of the week" feature whereby visitors can sign up to automatically receive a new story link every Wednesday.
While the average listener demographic is 24 to 60 years of age, stories are suitable for all ages. Subjects range from hometown America to interesting incidents and individuals, real people profiles, American History, etc.